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Certification Boards for Laboratory Directors of High Complexity Testing

The qualification for a laboratory director of high complexity testing at 42 CFR 493.1443(b)(3)(i) is that the laboratory director must hold an earned doctoral degree in a chemical, physical, biological or clinical laboratory science from an accredited institution and be certified and continue to be certified by a board approved by HHS. The current approved boards are the following:

ABB – American Board of Bioanalysis

ABB public health microbiology certification

ABCC – American Board of Clinical Chemistry

ABFT – American Board of Forensic Toxicology (limited to individuals with a doctoral degree)*

ABHI – American Board of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics

ABMGG – American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics (formerly known as American Board of Medical Genetics (ABMG))

ABMLI – American Board of Medical Laboratory Immunology

ABMM – American Board of Medical Microbiology

NRCC – National Registry of Certified Chemists (limited to individuals with a doctoral degree) *